Office Of The Chancellor

In a reaffirmation of its commitment to free expression, Vanderbilt University today launched Dialogue Vanderbilt. The initiative aims to provide a range of programs to students, faculty and the broader community to promote civil discourse and better understand and address political polarization. Read More

Candice Storey Lee has been reappointed as Vanderbilt University’s vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced. The reappointment is for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2023.  Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier was named one of Carnegie Corporation of New York’s "Great Immigrants, Great Americans," an annual list honoring naturalized citizens’ contributions to democracy and to the United States. Read More

Vanderbilt University is doubling down on its investments in its staff with the launch of an international search for a new vice chancellor for people, culture and belonging. This expanded role will bring together key operational activities that impact the staff experience, including hiring, staff development, equal opportunity and access, health and wellness programs and belonging initiatives.   Read More

Vanderbilt University will recognize Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for all university staff in 2023 and beyond, and, beginning in 2024, the university will not hold classes on June 19.   Read More

Survey questions are intended to establish how Vanderbilt staff, in connection to their role at the university, engage with community and government organizations as well as local programs and initiatives. Read More

On May 3, faculty joined an online conversation about the university's ongoing efforts surrounding sustainability. Read More

Vanderbilt has convened a task force to help the university react to the possible impact of two anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases that challenge the use of race as a factor in college admissions. The university-wide panel will work to gauge the effects on recruitment and admission practices, and on Vanderbilt’s ability ensure equal opportunity in carrying out its imperative to educate diverse minds.  Read More

Modern conflict has created a global problem that is moving at the speed of innovation and technology. The 2023 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on May 4–5 will bring together internationally recognized leaders and experts in the military and intelligence community to examine the subjects of cyber conflict, artificial intelligence, peer competition and emerging threats. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced today that Vanderbilt University will grant a paid administrative closure day on Monday, July 3, providing employees with an extended Fourth of July holiday weekend.  Read More

Dr. André L. Churchwell will step down as vice chancellor for outreach, inclusion and belonging and chief diversity officer at the university effective June 30, 2023, and transition to a new role within the Office of the Chancellor as senior advisor on inclusion and community outreach. Read More

As Vanderbilt’s yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary continues, the Office of the Chancellor has announced the second group of Sesquicentennial Grant award winners. Read More

Vanderbilt recently hosted scholars from Fordham University for the public roundtable discussion “Confronting Hate: Antisemitism and Racism” to explore how historic occurrences of antisemitism and anti-Blackness inform current white supremacist movements in the United States.   Read More

The capacity to entertain different views is vital not only on a college campus, but also in a democratic society. Universities must educate students to converse, cooperate and coexist with people who see the world differently, writes Chancellor Daniel Diermeier in an essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced today that Vanderbilt University will grant two administrative closure days during the month of December in acknowledgment and celebration of employees’ hard work during the year.   Read More

Vanderbilt University is embarking on the next phase of its residential colleges program with the reenvisioning of Highland Quadrangle along 25th Avenue South. The initiative, which includes construction of three new residential colleges for upper-division students, will build upon the successful living-learning environments already in place. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to mark its sesquicentennial—the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding—in 2023, a new program will support exploration of the university’s past and future. The Office of the Chancellor is launching the Sesquicentennial Grant Program to fund activities and projects that engage with the university’s history, look to its future and explore what makes Vanderbilt distinctive and unique. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier participated in a conversation titled “The Path Forward for Academic Freedom in Higher Ed” as part of the world-renowned Aspen Ideas Festival on June 29. The panel set out to explore the “twin ideals of open inquiry and free expression” as well as higher education’s unique role in advancing these forces. Read More

A university-wide task force convened in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal abortion rights will work to address impacts for the Vanderbilt community.  Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier shared a message with the Vanderbilt community after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a federal right to abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision now leaves abortion laws to the states.   Read More